ArcaneCon 2026 with Bryce, Phil, and Brad

It turns out you can enjoy magic as if it were simply a tabletop game, and not as an outlet for competition. Bryce, Brad, and Phil talk about their trip to ArcaneCon out in Western Mass.Meet Gingerbread the Cat at Second Chance Animal Services

What started out as an innocent round-by-round has gone horribly wrong. Billy makes an abortive attempt at glory with DDFT only to have Phil ruin his fun by winning the damn thing with ⁠BR Goblins.⁠Vibe out with a cute ⁠trio of Guinea pigs

Jay and Billy host d00mwake, the most recent champion of the NEPM Regional events. He left 79 slain wizards in his wake on his quest to the crown, piloting his fearsome Moneyball Black list.⁠Moneyball Black by d00mwake⁠Follow d00mwake on ⁠Twitch ⁠and ⁠YouTube⁠Vibe out with ⁠Cowboy the Cat⁠

Andy Levine, SWB, Shane, and Billy have themselves a nice and casual shoot-the-shit about Classic Legacy, the latest darling of closed-format enthusiasts.https://classiclegacymtg.com/https://peaklegacy.net/https://duressfest.com/https://mtgdecks.net/Classic-Legacy/classic-legacy-at-great-stories-inc-tournament-266550

DFroster, twitch streamer and youtuber, is up in your grill with 1/1's. Although he's been known to play GAT, his notable achievements recently have been reassessing common assumptions in GW Mad Dogs, with some 5-0's along the way. Billy sits down to chat with him about his magic history, Overrun, Cradle aggro, and his recent experiments with . . . squirrels?Check out his creative GW Dogs list hereAlso check out The Library of LengMeet Lola the Dog at ⁠Second Chance Animal Services⁠

The Edgewalkers Premodern Brewhouse are a scattered, secretive crew who choose a Premodern play experience which emphasizes aesthetic process and creative integrity over playing the best cards. Billy sits down with Cody and Lilypad to discuss how their approach to deckbuilding brings them the most joy and/or justifies their being massive haters.Meet Hopper the Dog at Second Chance Animal Services.

ONWARDS! This off-cycle bonus mini episode is a pile of mail from our listener voice mailbox. In it you will hear the tales from former NAPM Champions, prominent community members from near and far, treasured members of our community, and some guy named Lilypad. Their chorus is one: DuressFest is the future. Tune in to hear a bunch of perspectives as to why they (and hopefully you) backed DuressFest.Kickstarter closes Tuesday (yes this one) at noon. https://www.duressfest.comMeet Ravioli the Guinea Pig at ⁠Second Chance Animal Services⁠

HE'S NOT SORRY! Andy Voellmer led a pack of rabid New Yorkers up to Massachusetts to take our lunch money and got away with it. Piloting his fearsome Landstill deck, Andy beat 126 other wizards. Shane and Billy have a congenial chat with him about his magic history, deck, and tournament experience.⁠Andy's Landstill decklist⁠This episode's Adoptable Pet is Dante the dog. Please consider supporting ⁠Second Chance Animal Services⁠and don't forget to sign up for ⁠DuressFest!

Jay and Brad offer an inside peek on the unique challenges of expanding a beloved in-community event, Lobstercon, into it's evolved, larger form - DuressFest. It takes great care and great perspective to balance all the interested parties, especially all the venues and vendors who need to get paid. Listen in for an inside peek of what DxC is thinking as they organize and fund the largest PM tournament in the world. Please consider supporting this endeavor at ⁠duressfest.com⁠!

Hooray! A bonus episode for you. The gang sits down together to give the organizer's perspective on Premodern Lobstercon 2026: the event, the stream, and the vibes.Adopt a pet or consider donating to: https://www.secondchanceanimals.org/sign up for the NEPM Summer Regional at: https://go.duresscrew.com/summer26